tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347536209014288641.post7705984501623725071..comments2018-02-17T19:43:43.883-08:00Comments on Redlegs Baseball: Light Bulb: MLB Front Offices and the Power of InformationLark11http://www.blogger.com/profile/06571198327064220683noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347536209014288641.post-82085366500916671122017-11-25T18:54:21.147-08:002017-11-25T18:54:21.147-08:00eToro is the ultimate forex trading platform for n...<b><a href="http://forex.syntaxlinks.com/r/eToro" rel="nofollow">eToro</a></b> is the ultimate forex trading platform for new and professional traders.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347536209014288641.post-2879533112883701842012-10-20T10:24:20.801-07:002012-10-20T10:24:20.801-07:00Here&#39;s a prime example of organizations built ...Here&#39;s a prime example of organizations built on an effective structure vs. individual brilliance:<br /><br />1. New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts<br /><br />If you compare what happened to the Patriots when Tom Brady blew out his knee with what happened to the Colts when Peyton Manning went down with a neck injury, you can see a clear difference between the two organizations. <br /><br />When Brady went down, the Patriots simply plugged in Matt Cassel and proceeded to go 11-5 and win the AFC East. Cassel looked so good that the Chiefs were convinced to make a big investment in him as their quarterback of the future. Of course, the Cassel didn&#39;t get to bring the Patriot structure with him to K.C. and has gone down in flames as a result. <br /><br />On the flip side, when Manning went down the Colts turned the reins over to Curtis Painter, Dan Orlovsky, and Kerry Collins with disastrous results, going 2-14 and landing the first overall pick in the following draft. Coincidentally, the 1st overall pick landed them the likely individual brilliance of Andrew Luck. <br /><br />The obvious difference was that the Patriots had an effective structure. A structure built by Bill Belichick and others, which included effective and unified front office and coaching operations. A structure that allowed for success despite the loss of the best quarterback in football. The Patriot structure effectively elevated Matt Cassel into an above average quarterback and allowed the organization continued success. Since leaving that structure, Cassel has proven that he is far from above average. <br /><br />As for the Colts, they relied almost entirely on the individual brilliance of Peyton Manning for their success. Many long believed that Manning acted as his own offensive coordinator and covered up the deficiencies of the Colt coaching staff with his play. There really was no effective organizational structure, which became painfully clear when Peyton went down with injury. They had no one in the wings to provide that level of individual brilliance to carry the organization. And, they paid a heavy price for it. <br /><br />While you can build success on individual brilliance or organizational structure, there is inherently more risk and less longevity to success built on individual brilliance. Lark11https://www.blogger.com/profile/06571198327064220683noreply@blogger.com